..Participation assessment of internet-delivered interventions varies by the selection of measure and factor. Further research assessing the potential for these measures to predict intervention effectiveness is needed...

Active and passive smoking and development of glucose intolerance among young adults in a prospective cohort: CARDIA study

..The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has suggested various methods for evaluation of practice-based learning and improvement competency, but data on implementation of these methods are limited...

..We performed an analysis of patients undergoing major surgical operations to determine if SIP-1 was associated with surgical site infection (SSI) rates in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals...

..To assess the difference in immediate (30 and 60 days after admission) and late (2-year) mortality between those who received inpatient post-myocardial infarction smoking cessation counseling and those who did not receive counseling...

Bioterrorism training in U.S. emergency medicine residencies: has it changed since 9/11?

..These associations were similarly positive in Whites but not significant. Substance use may be an unhealthy coping response to perceived unfair treatment for some individuals, regardless of their race/ethnicity...

Patient access to U.S. physicians who conduct internet or e-mail consults

..Despite the potential for rapid, asynchronous, documentable communication, the use of e-mail for physician-patient communication has not been widely adopted...

Experiences of physicians who frequently use e-mail with patients

Thomas K HoustonDepartment of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USAHealth Commun 15:515-25. 2003

..Increasing integration into practice to enhance time-saving aspects and improve patient education might lead to more sustained use of this promising communication tool...

..Although studies suggest that computer-tailored health communications can help patients improve health behaviors, their effect on patient satisfaction, when used in healthcare settings, has yet to be examined...

Internet support groups for depression: a 1-year prospective cohort study

Thomas K HoustonDepartment of Medicine, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2024 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USAAm J Psychiatry 159:2062-8. 2002

..This study described the characteristics of users of Internet-based depression support groups and assessed whether use predicts change in depression symptoms and social support...

Teaching the teachers: national survey of faculty development in departments of medicine of U.S. teaching hospitals